Projets novateurs réalisés

A Modified Fully Haptics-Enabled Master-Slave Teleoperated Setup for Minimally Invasive Surgery

This project is aimed at providing the sense of touch (haptics) in Robotics-Assisted
Minimally Invasive Surgery (RAMIS). In our previous work, we developed a 7-DOF
haptics-enabled master-slave teleoperation setup at CSTAR (Canadian Surgical
Technologies and Advanced Robotics) for RAMIS. This setup is a research platform for
two important applications: endoscopic suturing and tumor localization in soft-tissue
palpation. However, the developed system has some restrictions in the master console
preventing us from take full advantage of the setup such as limited orientational
workspace for suturing applications and the lack of direct reflection of palpation force
for soft-tissue palpation. To improve the performance of our master-slave teleoperated
setup, this project focuses on replacing the current haptic interfaces with those
capable of satisfying these requirements. The haptic interface chosen for this project
is W5D from Entact robotics Inc. This device will be equipped with a scissor action
pincer and a finger pad force display device to provide fully intuitive haptics-enabled
master console for our robotics platform.

User-Friendly Design Charts for Optimizing the Evaluation and Repair of Concrete Beams using Fiber Reinforced Polymer

There is an urging need to enhance the market competitiveness of the fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) material as an alternative to conventional steel and concrete materials in building retrofit projects in Canada due to the reduced life-cycle cost of the former. Optimizing the design of FRP reinforcement is a key element toward increasing the market share of FRP products. The objective of this project is to employ statistical techniques to optimize the number and layout of FRP layers required to strength deficient concrete beams. The optimization will be conducted to achieve a minimum safety level deemed acceptable by the North American codes and standards. User-friendly design chats will be produced covering a wide spectrum of beam retrofit applications.

Development of learning enhancement tools using Maple™ and Maple T.A.™ toenhance in-class and online instruction and testing in the physical, mathematical and social sciences

Maplesoft markets Maple, the world’s premier symbolic mathematics processor, used

extensively in education, research, and industry, and Maple T.A. (Testing and

Assessment) a powerful online testing environment. The proposed project focuses on

development of and research on educational applications of the software. Course

content will be developed using Maple and Maple T.A. for core university courses in

the physical and social sciences, and senior high school mathematics courses.

Maplesoft will use this to increase the immediate utility of its products to its academic

clients. The efficacy of the content will be investigated through student achievement

and attitudinal surveys, and the results published in journals of educational research.

This work will be of benefit in Canada and internationally by improving the delivery of

course content in educational institutions. In addition, the published research will

enhance Maplesoft and Canada’s international profile and influence in educational

technologies.

Design and development of a big data analytics system to accommodate dynamic risk modeling of emergency responder delays at active rail crossings

In this project, we design and develop a big data analytics system, which is expected to support the advancement in the state-of-the-art in modeling the dynamic risks associated to emergency responders being delayed at active rail crossings. The model will be used to show risk within cities and support prescribed solutions to mitigate the impacts. Specifically, we design and develop a model to evaluate the risk of emergency responders being exposed to active crossings in terms of lost travel time. We also design and develop a state-of-the-art big data management system for efficient computation on generating and regenerating the models at a city level based on thousands of rail crossing blockage events, thousands of emergency response calls, with numerous potential origins and destinations is essential to evaluate the risk factors in varying scenarios.

Process for Advanced Management and Technologies of Aircraft End of Life

Recycling complex products, typical to aeronautic industry, require a highly enhancement in Canadian

engineering knowledge, The project will study the best ways to part-out, dismantle and recycle aircraft

and helicopter at the end of their life with the objective of increasing their value by recovering, reusing

or recycling subassemblies; parts and material. An experimental platfonn will be selected and/or build

for the purposes of this research program, This project deals also with legal and regulation issue, the

design of logistics networks, with Life-Cycle Assessment (LeA) and a redesign approach draft for

future developments.

Network-wide bicycle monitoring

Bicycle and pedestrian counts are important data for the planning and design of safe roads. However, these data need to be inspected for quality, a time-consuming task. Part of this project is to make this project simpler, quicker and more accurate. Installing pedestrian and bicycle counters across an entire city road network is not financially viable. Therefore, a good option is to estimate counts at the network scale, using knowledge from a handful of pedestrian and bicycle counters (strategically placed) and trip data from users who willingly share their position from their smartphones.
Eco-Counter, the partner organization, is a world leader is the development of automated pedestrian and cyclist counting systems. The company is expanding into data services and requires additional tools and methods to help their clients (transportation agencies) manage and visualize their data. This project will help Eco-Counter achieve this objective.

Effects of Cattle Grazing Intensity on Soil Nematode Communities in Wet Meadow Rangelands

Rangelands store carbon, regulate water, and conserve biodiversity. This research will study the effect of cattle grazing on wet meadow rangelands and their soils. Specifically, this project will measure the effect of changes in plants on soil nematodes. Soil nematodes are important in the cycling of nutrients and carbon and help sustain soil health. We will use surveys of soil nematodes to measure the changing function of soil food webs following grazing. Using a long-term grazing experiment in a wet meadow rangeland in Manitoba, we will test how communities of nematodes change following grazing and what these changes mean for the function of rangeland soils. Findings from this research will help with the sustainable management and conservation of wet meadow rangelands in western Canada.

STREAMS Plus – Technologies pour les Systèmes inTelligents pour la gestion theRmique haute EfficAcité de la Microélectronique avancée (Smart Technologies for

Dans notre société numérique connectée, l’équipement électronique consomme une quantité importante d’énergie, dont environ la moitié est dédiée au refroidissement essentiel pour le maintien des performances. Le but du projet ‘STREAMS Plus’ est de développer une solution de gestion thermique adaptative pour maintenir la performance des dispositifs et systèmes microélectroniques à leur meilleur, tout en répondant aux défis futurs d’intégration et de puissance. Des modules compacts à haute puissance sont de plus en plus en demande pour l’informatique embarquée, l’intelligence artificielle et le 5G, mais leur refroidissement est une limitation majeure.

Scaling Security Architecture

Security has become increasingly important as cyberattacks are more prominent. Despite advances in security technologies there’s still a need for a new security architecture that is simply adaptable and scalable to different and evolving security requirements of various organizations. This project will study the latest technologies and solutions in the field of Cybersecurity that are being used to design scalable cybersecurity frameworks. We will also look at the new technologies and processes that are disrupting the existing Cybersecurity landscape. We will study the Cybersecurity solutions and infrastructure being used by different organizations and build Return on Investment (ROI) models to measure their effectiveness in scaling with an everchanging threat landscape.

Développement et adaptation de la grille de facteurs pronostiques à la psychothérapie pour les adultes consultant en clinique privée

Le projet vise à développer une version adaptée à une clientèle d’adultes consultant en clinique privée d’une grille permettant d’établir si l’individu présente des caractéristiques qui pourraient compromettre son suivi en psychothérapie. Une telle grille permettrait de mieux outiller les professionnels et de les aider à orienter les clients qui se présentent pour recevoir des services de psychothérapie. Elle permettrait également d’identifier et de nommer au client quels facteurs il a à travailler pour être en mesure de bien profiter d’une telle démarche.

Making the Business Case for Using Development Cost Charges for Climate Mitigation

Many communities across Canada are addressing global climate change by reducing local
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and are looking for innovative and cost-effective tools to
assist their climate mitigation efforts. Development cost charges (DCCs) are monies that local
governments collect from developers to recoup some of the infrastructure-related costs
resulting from new development. A DCC for climate mitigation has strong potential to be an
effective way for local governments to offset the costs of reducing emissions. This project
makes the business case for a climate mitigation development cost charge by demonstrating
its practical application using the West Clayton neighbourhood in Surrey, British Columbia as
a case study. The City of Surrey intends to use this project to generate support for expanded
authority from the province that will allow local governments to charge a climate mitigation
DCC

Detection of enumeration attacks in cloud environments using infrastructure log data

Most computer services nowadays are provided in cloud environments. Inevitably, every individual needs to use these environments when they have to use computer services. Considering cyber threats in the cloud infrastructure, security and privacy conservation of one is really challenging. Out of date techniques are no more executable in these infrastructures. However, machine learning algorithms due to capable of handling massive data, are effective on this theme. In this project, we proposed machine learning algorithms to detect threats in the cloud environment. A basic user-friendly dashboard is developed for security analysts to conveniently monitor detected threats by this system. eSentire could benefit from this project by protecting its own customers owing to having state-of-the-art security solutions.